The Relationship between Person-job Fit and Job Performance: A Study among the Employees of the Service Sector SMEs in Malaysia
Sethela June, Rosli Mahmood

Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between person-job fit and the job performance of employees in the service sector of the small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). It was previously reported that person-job fit to have a significant relationship with the job performance of employees in various business sector. In view of the importance of the SMEs in the economic development of Malaysia, hence the focus of this study is to discover whether similar relationships exist among the employees of the service sector SMEs. A quantitative method was employed and data were collected using mail survey. There were 1500 questionnaires distributed and 300 returned survey were deemed usable for further analysis resulted in 20 percent response rate. The result revealed significant relationships exist between person-job fit with the job performance of employees. Discussions of the results and its implication are discussed.

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